Nakatani vs Gonzalez

When is Nakatani vs Gonzalez?

Junto Nakatani could face Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Nakatani vs Gonzalez stats

Junto Nakatani would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez would make his way to the ring with a record of 53 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 42 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Gonzalez would have a slight advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Nakatani's 75%.

Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Nakatani has a height advantage of 4 inches over Gonzalez. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Junto Nakatani fights out of the southpaw stance, while Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez is an orthodox fighter.

Nakatani is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 9 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 139 fewer professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Gonzalez's 315.

Nakatani vs Gonzalez form

Nakatani has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sebastian Hernandez on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryosuke Nishida on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten David Cuellar Contreras on February 24, 2025, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had defeated Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Gonzalez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Hector Robles on September 12, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, Managua, Nicaragua.

Prior to that, he had won against Robert Barrera on July 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Managua.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Juan Francisco Estrada on December 3, 2022, by majority decision in their The Ring Junior Bantamweight and WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.

He had defeated Juan Francisco Estrada on March 13, 2021, by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Junto Nakatani has been fighting more than Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.

Junto Nakatani last fought 3 months and 16 days ago, while Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez's last outing was 11 months and 6 days ago.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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